NURS 235 Exam 1
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1. A nurse assesses patients a physician's office who are b. Health and illness are
experiencing different levels of health and illnesses. individually defined by
Which statements best define the concepts of health each person
and illness? Select all that apply e. Health is more than the
absence of illness
a. Health and illness are the same for all people f. Illness is the response of
b. Health and illness are individually defined by each a person to a disease
person.
c. People with acute illnesses are actually healthy.
d. People with chronic illnesses have poor health be-
liefs.
e. Health is more than the absence of illness.
f. Illness is the response of a person to a disease.
2. The student nurse learns that illnesses are classified as a. Diabetes mellitus
either acute or chronic. Which are examples of chronic c. Rheumatoid arthritis
illnesses? Select all that apply. d. Cystic fibrosis
a. Diabetes mellitus
b. Bronchial pneumonia
c. Rheumatoid arthritis
d. Cystic fibrosis
e. Fractured hip
f. Otitis media
3. Despite a national focus on health promotion, nurses b. An African American
working with patients in inner-city clinics continue to teenager who is 6 months
see disparities in health care for vulnerable popula- pregnant
tions. Which patients would be considered vulnerable c. A Hispanic male who has
populations? Select all that apply. type II diabetes
d. A low-income family liv-
a. A White male diagnosed with HIV ing in rural America
b. An African American teenager who is 6 months preg-
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nant f. A White baby who was
c. A Hispanic male who has type II diabetes born with cerebral palsy
d. A low-income family living in rural America
e. A middle-class teacher living in a large city
f. A White baby who was born with cerebral palsy
4. A nurse has volunteered to give influenza immuniza- c. Secondary
tions at a local clinic. What level of care is the nurse
demonstrating?
a. Tertiary
b. Secondary
c. Primary
d. Promotive
5. A nurse's neighbor tells the nurse, "I have a high tem- b. Assuming the sick role
perature, feel awful, and I am not going to work." What
stage of illness behavior is the neighbor exhibiting?
a. Experiencing symptoms
b. Assuming the sick role
c. Assuming a dependent role
d. Achieving recovery and rehabilitation
6. Which clinic patient is most likely to have annual c. Tricia, who has a family
breast history of breast cancer
examinations and mammograms based on the physi-
cal human dimension?
a. Jane, whose her best friend had a benign breast
lump
removed
b. Sarah, who lives in a low-income neighborhood
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1. A nurse assesses patients a physician's office who are b. Health and illness are
experiencing different levels of health and illnesses. individually defined by
Which statements best define the concepts of health each person
and illness? Select all that apply e. Health is more than the
absence of illness
a. Health and illness are the same for all people f. Illness is the response of
b. Health and illness are individually defined by each a person to a disease
person.
c. People with acute illnesses are actually healthy.
d. People with chronic illnesses have poor health be-
liefs.
e. Health is more than the absence of illness.
f. Illness is the response of a person to a disease.
2. The student nurse learns that illnesses are classified as a. Diabetes mellitus
either acute or chronic. Which are examples of chronic c. Rheumatoid arthritis
illnesses? Select all that apply. d. Cystic fibrosis
a. Diabetes mellitus
b. Bronchial pneumonia
c. Rheumatoid arthritis
d. Cystic fibrosis
e. Fractured hip
f. Otitis media
3. Despite a national focus on health promotion, nurses b. An African American
working with patients in inner-city clinics continue to teenager who is 6 months
see disparities in health care for vulnerable popula- pregnant
tions. Which patients would be considered vulnerable c. A Hispanic male who has
populations? Select all that apply. type II diabetes
d. A low-income family liv-
a. A White male diagnosed with HIV ing in rural America
b. An African American teenager who is 6 months preg-
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nant f. A White baby who was
c. A Hispanic male who has type II diabetes born with cerebral palsy
d. A low-income family living in rural America
e. A middle-class teacher living in a large city
f. A White baby who was born with cerebral palsy
4. A nurse has volunteered to give influenza immuniza- c. Secondary
tions at a local clinic. What level of care is the nurse
demonstrating?
a. Tertiary
b. Secondary
c. Primary
d. Promotive
5. A nurse's neighbor tells the nurse, "I have a high tem- b. Assuming the sick role
perature, feel awful, and I am not going to work." What
stage of illness behavior is the neighbor exhibiting?
a. Experiencing symptoms
b. Assuming the sick role
c. Assuming a dependent role
d. Achieving recovery and rehabilitation
6. Which clinic patient is most likely to have annual c. Tricia, who has a family
breast history of breast cancer
examinations and mammograms based on the physi-
cal human dimension?
a. Jane, whose her best friend had a benign breast
lump
removed
b. Sarah, who lives in a low-income neighborhood
